Ministry plans inspection of TikTok in May

The Ministry of Information and Communications will conduct an inspection of TikTok in May to ensure the cross-border platform's law compliance during its operation in Vietnam.

The ministry’s Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information said previously the platform provided purely entertainment content. However, from 2022 onwards, content against the Vietnamese Party and State appeared, while other harmful ones were strongly developed, affecting Vietnamese children. 

The platform has encouraged young people to imitate and follow negative and objectionable trends, distorting their perception and lifestyle, and undermined the nation's cultural values.

Given such issues, the ministry said that it will require businesses providing cross-border services be responsible for preventing and removing infringing content and information at the request of competent authorities./.

VNA